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Legislative Advocacy Team?
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If you want to be considered, email us!

Advocacy Team

Brian Carter, Team Lead  -  briancar@dwx.com
Rita Carter  -  ritaac@mchsi.com
Gary Nims  -  gary.nims@gmail.com
Bobby-Jo Paige  -  bjpdaisy@gmail.com

Consultant
Robert Mulqueen  -  robert.mulqueen@gmail.com
Deb Streff (UMW Liaison )  -  debstreff@gmail.com

Position Papers
Bottle Bill
Children & Gun Safety
Death Penalty 
Earned Income Tax Credit
Enforcement of Immigration Law
Global Warming
Mental Health
Sports Gambling
Water Quality
Religious Exemption
​Restoring Felon Voting Rights
Gun Amendment to the Iowa Constitution
Sports Gambling
Racial Profiling

Work of the Iowa United Methodist Legislative Advocates at the State Capitol

1. Set Priorities in consultation with the Bishop and Assistant to the Bishop for Connectional Ministries.
2. Review Iowa Annual Conference Resolutions and General Conference Resolutions.
3. Review list of legislative bills being presented for consideration by Legislations.
4. Declare either For or Against on bills presented if there is a clear resolution stating the United Methodist Church position either from Iowa or the General Conference.
5. Issue Action Alerts to ask United Methodist’s to talk to their legislators about the bills we have declared on. Talk about our concerns.
6. Attend Iowa Legislative sub-committee meetings in Senate and House of Representatives to present our views and submit suggestions for amendments.
7. Review bills which are adopted by the sub-committees and make adjustments to the United Methodist Declarations: For, Against, Undecided.
8. Issue Action Alerts to ask United Methodist’s to talk to their legislators about the bills we have declared on. Talk about our concerns.
9. Attend Iowa Legislative Committee meeting to see what will be presented to the House or Senate.
10. Review bills which are adopted by the committees and make adjustments to the United Methodist Declarations: For, Against, Undecided.
11. Issue Action Alerts to ask United Methodist’s to talk to their legislators about the bills we have declared on. Talk about our concerns
12. Thank Legislators for their time listening to us.
13. Thanks United Methodists for contacting their legislators.
14. Make report to Bishops Office about results of our advocacy.

THE IOWA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STAFF

Harlan Gillespie
Assistant to the Bishop
Director of Connectional Ministries 
harlan.gillespie@iaumc.org

Felicia Coe
Associate Director of Connectional Ministries
(515) 974-8911